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Susan Shore et al. Millions of people all over the world hear "ringing" in their ears - a condition called Tinnitus. A new study, performed by a research team led by Dr. Susan Shore, University of Michigan, shows an experimental device could help to reduce the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain Full article...

Sarah Michiels et al. The central auditory system has many entries. The first prominent entry is the ear. The second prominent entry is the neck and the jaw. Abnormal nervous activity from these body parts can also have an effect on the auditory system and can trigger or influence tinnitus. Physical therapy can help in this case - but systematic research on it is poor. Michiels and colleagues summarize the current state at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00545/full

Antonio Lopez-Escamez et al. There is almost no knowledge at all about the genetics of tinnitus. A very ambitious team of geneticists in the TINNET consortium wants to change this. They have a vision and they have a plan. Read more about their roadmap for a better understanding on the genetics of tinnitus at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00377/full

Patrick Neff et al.Amplitude modulated sounds can be used to suppress tinnitus for a short amount of time. Neff et al investigated this phenomenon in order to better understand the underlying mechanisms.